EX-LIVERPOOL AND Ireland striker John Aldridge has blasted his former club’s current state, claiming they are in “a crisis”.
Despite winning the Carling Cup in February, the Reds are languishing a whopping 34 points off the top of the Premier League in eighth position and have lost eight of their 12 league games in 2012 on the worst run for 58 years.
Aldridge, who was signed by Kenny Dalglish from Oxford United and won a First Division title and an FA Cup with the club during a two-year spell, is extremely critical of how this season has panned out under the Scot.
“The eyes of the world are on Liverpool FC and the critics are having a field day,” Aldridge wrote in the Liverpool Echo. “We’re becoming a laughing stock.
There is no getting away from the fact that Liverpool FC are now in a crisis. To lose six out of seven in the league is something the club won’t ever tolerate, we can’t tolerate that.”
Many of the signings which were brought in over the past year such as Andy Carroll, Stewart Downing, Jordan Henderson and Charlie Adam, have not lived up to expectations since arriving and the 53-year-old believes it is about time they stepped up to the plate.
“Some of them should take a long hard look in the mirror,” he added. “We’ve all made excuses this season.
“From the bad luck of hitting the woodwork so often to bemoaning refereeing decisions. We’ve all talked about good performances not getting the rewards they deserved.
“But it’s time for all those excuses to be thrown out of the window.”
Liverpool face Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday but will be without first choice goalkeeper Pepe Reina after the Spaniard was sent off in the defeat to Newcastle.
Former Roma stopper Doni is likely to be the replacement and should make his competitive debut this weekend.
There’s third world country’s that have better stadiums than we have … (outside Dublin) .. disgrace
@John McK: quantity over quality
@John McK: just because you say it doesn’t make it true. There’s no third world countries with similar populations that have a stadium like Semple Stadium in a town of the size of Thurles.
It’s hard to think that €10 m on Semple would be anything other than a cosmetic patch up. And the stadium is still in Thurles!! On the other hand, the same amount spent on rebuilding the Mackie stand in Limerick would leave Munster with two stadia capable of hosting finals and other major events in cities with decent connections.
They could spend 10m bulldozing the whole town, kip.
Having been at the Munster hurling final last year, I thought the toilets in the Kinnane stand were the most shambolic crush I have ever experienced. Tiny toilet, huge stand and lots of people absolutely wasted. A recipe for disaster.